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Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com.
Unity, ‘Derailed’
President Trump’s attempt to show camaraderie with Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, might have backfired on Monday: He spent most of a 45-minute news conference in long-winded exchanges with reporters, while Mr. McConnell looked on awkwardly.
On “The Daily Show,” broadcasting this week from Chicago, Trevor Noah said he was surprised Republicans hadn’t begun to prevent Mr. Trump from public speaking altogether.
“This day was supposed to be about showing off unity. Instead the Trump train derailed what was supposed to be a simple photo opportunity. I don’t know why Republicans insist on letting Donald Trump speak. They should just stage relationship paparazzi pictures. I can see it now: Trump and McConnell sharing a milkshake. People will be like, ‘Wow, could this be tax reform?’” — TREVOR NOAH
Hosts Take Shots at Hosts
David Letterman, who will receive a Mark Twain Prize on Sunday, sat down with Jimmy Kimmel to talk about — what else — hosting late-night TV. They took a few good-natured shots at other hosts: Mr. Letterman talked through his decision to send Conan O’Brien a horse as a gag gift, which he regrets, and he hinted at who his least-favorite late-night host is.
Jefferies Attacks Weinstein, and Critiques Himself
On the weekly “Jim Jefferies Show,” the host took aim at Harvey Weinstein.
“Of course the employees knew. For Christmas, the Weinstein Company gave out gift baskets with a whistle, a Taser and pepper spray — and some delicious macadamia nuts, so something for everyone.” — JIM JEFFERIES
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He ridiculed Fox News for pushing a narrative that tied Hillary Clinton to Mr. Weinstein’s acts of alleged sexual harassment.
“There have been so many accusations of sexual harassment at Fox that even if they did break the Weinstein story, it would be called ‘Hollywood Stars, They’re Just Like Us.’” — JIM JEFFERIES
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